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HR 5254 · in committee · niche

Gateway Partnership Act

What this bill does

  • The National Park Service can partner with Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events at Gateway Arch National Park for up to five years.
  • The Gateway Arch in St. Louis and its buildings like the Visitor Center are affected, along with the public who use them.
  • The NPS charges fees and recovers all costs from private events; the authority ends seven years after the bill passes.

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  1. 01

    How might allowing private events at Gateway Arch affect public access and visitor experience during peak tourism seasons?

  2. 02

    What oversight mechanisms exist to ensure private event revenues are reinvested in park maintenance rather than reducing NPS funding?

  3. 03

    Why is the partnership limited to five years of operation with a seven-year sunset clause, and what happens to the program after that period ends?

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Wesley Bell

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Introduced 2026-03-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2519-2520)

  4. 2026-03-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2519-2520)

  5. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5254.

  6. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2519-2521)

  7. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-03-02 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 461.

  9. 2026-03-02 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-536.

  10. 2026-03-02 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-536.

  11. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2026-01-22 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  14. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-11-25 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  16. 2025-09-10 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-09-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-09-10 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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